Art of Modern-Primitive Guitar

Art of Modern-Primitive Guitar

Art of Modern-Primitive Guitar

ASIN: B0001Z53LU

On this CD: 1. Blood, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

2. Zero Percent, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

3. 30 Krowns 300 Zlotys, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

4. Talking Dumb, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

5. Equine Medley, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

6. Sandpaper Polish, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

7. Leaving Jerusalem, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

8. Dot... Another Dot, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

9. Betray Your Country, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

10. Ford's Offer, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

11. Bellevue Bed & Breakfast Theme and Variations, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

12. Holiday Medley, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

13. Matthieu's Accurate Portrait (Grotesque), for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

14. Sherman Hairpin, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

15. An Extra Dollar, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

16. Stupid, Stupid Rain, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

17. The Day After Christmas, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

18. Factotum Pole, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

19. Gray Green Yellow, for guitar
Composed by Shawn Persinger
with Shawn Persinger

Art of Modern-Primitive Guitar,Shawn Persinger is Prester John,Innova Records,Chamber,Chamber Music,Jam Bands,Jazz,Pop,Progressive Folk
The Art of Modern Primitive Guitar
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Shawn rocks!
  • Vibrant, Eclectic, Achingly Original, and Provocative
  • Great Guitar Album
  • Great guitar album
 The Art of Modern Primitive Guitar
Shawn Persinger is Prester John
Manufacturer: INNOVA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0001Z53LU
Release Date: 2004-05-05

Tracks:

  1. Blood Jokes
  2. Zero Percent
  3. 30 Krowns 300 Zlotys
  4. Talking Dumb
  5. Equine Medley: Pony Is Delinquent/Reasonable Horse/Cribbing
  6. Sandpaper Polish
  7. Leaving Jerusalem
  8. Dot...Another Dot
  9. Betray Your Country
  10. Ford's Offer
  11. Bellevue Bed & Breakfast Theme And Variations
  12. Holiday Medley: The Thanksgiving Visitor/Leap Year/Halloween Or Easter
  13. Matthieu's Accurate Portrait (Grotesque)
  14. Sherman Hairpin
  15. An Extra Dollar
  16. Stupid Stupid Rain
  17. The Day After Christmas
  18. Factotum Pole
  19. Gray Green Yellow

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Shawn rocks!.......2004-12-25

This is the third Shawn Persinger CD that I have bought and his talent continues to amaze me. The Art of Modern Primitive Guitar is my favorite work that Shawn has produced so far. I have to admit that Shawn's musical style is not what I gravitate to when I go CD shopping. But I'm so glad that I purchased my first CD of his 4 years ago. All are amazing and I can't wait for more of his music to hit the CD stores.

4 out of 5 stars Vibrant, Eclectic, Achingly Original, and Provocative.......2004-07-02

Shawn's music buzzs with life, angst, complexity, pride, gritty honesty, and that's just in the first 45 seconds. It's all uphill from there. I have seen him live on several occasions and strongly recommend that experience as well. It's a thrill to sit in the audience and watch someone exult in his craft in a thoroughly unique way. As noted by other reviewers, Shawn doesn't do Beatles tunes (which I love, too) -- things that are learnable in one listen and you can hum forever, but...there *are* songs of his I hum, and his lyrics (where they exist ) are quite thought provoking.

As a neophyte level zero guitar player, it's a treat to watch someone who respects and really knows his way around the instrument and the theory. It's also kind of neat to watch him retune his guitar into a new special purpose tuning after each song. This is not stage antics, and he doesn't distract with video, gadgets, but rather keeps you riveted with his seamless control of the process.

Ok -- as for the disks...."The Art...." is dandy and a natural evolution, but I haven't listened to it as much as "Peerless", the current version of which I cannot recommend strongly enough. The musicality, production values, and emotions contained therein are well worth the nickel. Buy it.

5 out of 5 stars Great Guitar Album.......2004-06-29

Personally I think this is a superb guitar album. There are no vocals, which Shawn did include in his previous albums. The Art of Modern Primitive Guitar comprises a variety of short- and medium-length original compositions that are intricate, listenable, and interesting. As I said to Shawn, it's both music you can "leave" in the background while you do something else, but also music that bares up to repeated, careful listening sessions. This is not just stuff that you get bored with and learn the simple melodies right away. It's music that draws you in and makes you examine what he's doing on the fretboard. And I'm not even a musician! Buy this album. I'm sure there will be something there you will enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars Great guitar album.......2004-06-29

Personally I think this is a superb guitar album. There are no vocals, which Shawn did include in his previous albums. The Art of Modern Primitive Guitar comprises a variety of short- and medium-length original compositions that are intricate, listenable, and interesting. As I said to Shawn, it's both music you can "leave" in the background while you do something else, but also music that bares up to repeated, careful listening sessions. This is not just stuff that you get bored with and learn the simple melodies right away. It's music that draws you in and makes you examine what he's doing on the fretboard. And I'm not even a musician! Buy this album. I'm sure there will be something there you will enjoy.

Jazz Music:

  1. Back Together Again
  2. Blues By Basie [Import]
  3. Blues -- The Common Ground [Original recording remastered]
  4. Chasin' the Gypsy
  5. Chasing Balloons
  6. Coming Home
  7. Complete Legendary 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert [Box set] [Live] [Import]
  8. Complete Whitey Mitchell Sessions [Import]
  9. Cumbia & Jazz Fusion
  10. Cuttin' Up

Jazz Music

Jazz Music